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شِهاب

shihābun

a burning flame

অগ্নি শিখা

Root letters: ش ه بAppears 4 times in the Qur'an#1,558 most frequentNoun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)
Learn it in lesson 156

About this word

Noun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)Root letters: ش ه ب

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)شِهَابٌۭ4 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • شِهَابٌۭa burning flameshihābun · 2 times
  • بِشِهَابٍۢa torchbishihābin · 1 times
  • شِهَابًۭاa flaming fireshihāban · 1 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root ش ه ب — know one root, recognise many words.

  • شُهُبand flaming firesও অগ্নিশিখা সমূহে

Examples from the Qur'an

Except one who steals a hearing and is pursued by a clear burning flame.

Surah 15:18 — Read full ayah

Except one who snatches [some words] by theft, but they are pursued by a burning flame, piercing [in brightness].

Surah 37:10 — Read full ayah

And we used to sit therein in positions for hearing, but whoever listens now will find a burning flame lying in wait for him.

Surah 72:9 — Read full ayah